Pratip Chakraborty

Pratip Chakraborty serves as a Senior Research Fellow at the University of East Anglia within the School of Chemistry, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, collaborating with Dr. Garth Jones on anti-Kasha emission research for photovoltaic applications. His work is supported by an active Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) grant for the project "Excited-state dynamics of technological photoswitches" (2025-2026).

His academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Chemistry (Physical Chemistry) from Temple University (2015-2020)
• Dual Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Chemistry from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali (2010-2015)

Chakraborty specializes in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, with core expertise in photochemical processes, excited-state dynamics, and ultrafast spectroscopy. His research spans gas-phase non-adiabatic dynamics, molecular interfaces relevant to planetary science (e.g., Saturn's moon Titan), and photophysical phenomena in photoswitches. Current investigations focus on molecular mechanisms for solar energy conversion and anti-Kasha emission processes.

His 2024-2025 publications reveal a strong integration of computational modeling and experimental validation across photochemistry. Key trends include multistate photophysics of rhodanine-based photoswitches, trajectory surface hopping applications in photoelectron spectroscopy, and ultrafast structural dynamics via electron diffraction. These works collectively target molecular electronics and renewable energy applications through advanced photophysical characterization.

No scientific awards or fellowships were documented in the source material.

Chakraborty co-leads the EPSRC-funded project "Excited-state dynamics of technological photoswitches" (2025-2026) as co-investigator. While no formal graduate students are listed, his extensive co-authorship across international institutions—including Rutgers University and KTH Royal Institute of Technology—demonstrates significant collaborative mentoring in ultrafast spectroscopy and computational chemistry research.

He operates within Dr. Garth Jones' research group at UEA, utilizing facilities at the Thomas Paine Study Centre. His work maintains active collaborations with global teams, particularly evident in multi-institutional publications involving time-resolved electron diffraction and photoelectron spectroscopy studies, reflecting his integrated approach to theoretical and experimental photophysics.